14B 
THE ROOSEVELT HUNT. 
Roosevelt’s health, first read a cabled message of welcome from King 
Edward, and then smilingly remarked that their honored visitor h£d 
left the “big stick” at home and had come out to Africa to make use of 
the rifle, concluding by promising him an immense variety of game and 
good sport. Mr. Roosevelt replied by praising the British people for 
letting light into the dark places of the earth, and for their wonderful 
work in East Africa. He expressed pleasure over every feature of his 
reception and briefly referred to his future plans. On the following 
morning the ex-president sent a telegram to the Emperor of Germany 
thanking him for the courtesies received aboard the “Hamburg,” hav¬ 
ing previously thanked King Edward for his message of greeting. He 
then spent the remainder of the forenoon at the government house, 
while Mr. Cunninghame was flying around among the porters and other 
‘‘articles” of the safari making final preparations, and the other mem¬ 
bers of the party were occupying their time, previous to the departure 
of the train for Kapiti Plains, in driving around the city. 
